I prefer Pink Floyds "learning to fly" :-)
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On 15/04/2011, at 7:40 AM, "Frank" <dg...@bigpond.com> wrote:
> Highway to the danger zone does it for me on my Ipod touch, my 7ah battery
> last about 87.12 minutes full volume and subwoofer connected.
>
> Vario turned off that is.
>
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> From: <gstev...@bigpond.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 11:07 PM
> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia."
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> Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Music while flying?
>
>> Hi Patch & All,
>> I am with you bro!
>>
>> But, perhaps for totally different reasons???
>>
>> Aviators seem to be, in the main, a very pragmatic bunch. Glider pilots, as
>> a sub-group, also seem to fit this mould. The question "Where are the poets
>> of flight?" has been discussed on this forum in the past. As a matter of
>> interest, try Goggling "Joseph C Lincoln Award" to see one excellent
>> attempt to address the balance (although that is not exactly what the stated
>> goals of the award are about).
>>
>> To get to the point, I pose the following question " Why in God's name
>> would you carry, and listen to, canned music whilst gliding?" Each time you
>> take a launch, you are potentially putting yourself in a special position
>> where you can resonate with the whole universe - Mind, Body, Soul, as one.
>> As such, the canned music is, at best, just distracting noise.
>>
>> Think about it!
>>
>> .... Especially if you have not been there!
>>
>> .... But I suspect, you all know exactly what I am talking about.!
>>
>> {From a competition pilot's view (a subset group that does not exclude the
>> above principle- quite the reverse in fact - if you are not at one with the
>> environment - you will not win), Tom Claffey's post on the subject is
>> relevant - Tom gives no reasons. Tom would you care to expound on your post,
>> for the uninformed?}
>>
>> Regards,
>> Gary
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Patching" <patch...@westnet.com.au>
>> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia."
>> <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 3:16 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Music while flying?
>>
>>
>>> Simple answer for me. NO. Never even contemplated it.
>>> Patch
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: bcole...@xstratacoal.com.au
>>> To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net
>>> Sent: Thursday, 14 April, 2011 12:52:02 PM GMT +10:00 Canberra / Melbourne
>>> / Sydney
>>> Subject: [Aus-soaring] Music while flying?
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I'm about to wire in a new transceiver and note it has an audio input for
>>> your CD player, ipod etc. Which got me wondering....do any of you listen
>>> to music while soaring? What music is it, or what would it be if you did?
>>>
>>> Cheers, Ben
>>>
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